another. C7-d1 πολίτας: Greeks did not always find it easy to accept that one might be concerned for people beyond one's own mólis. An extreme instance is a fifth-century Athenian epitaph, which describes its subject first as having slain seven men, and having broken off seven spears in their bodies', and then as 'having harmed no man upon the earth'; the seven were not Athenians, and so did not count (IG Iiii 1353). This background explains why Hippias, when he wants to unite people whom he knows to be from many different πόλεις, should describe them all as fellow citizens. This background explains also why the Stoics, to express their view that moral ties unite all rational beings, spoke of the whole kóouos as a single πόλις (Cic. De legibus 1.23, De finibus 3.64).

Victor Orban’s biggest mistake? Not going on Joe Rogan.

Orban is not conceding because he's honourable. He's conceding because his defeat is so comprehensive even he can't pretend he won.

extremely bad time for an astronaut to find out he's a werewolf

scene from lord of the rings "this is it, if I take one more step it'll be the farthest away from home I've ever been"

Artemis II today.

A screenshot of David Cross and Bob Odenkirk in front of a NASA logo. Cross is speaking into a microphone at a podium. Text says " American can, should must, and will blow up the moon"

Today's the day.

Reveille is woke

well i for one couldn’t be more excited for the possibilities of AI. finally a technology that answers the age old question ‘what if clippy was wormtongue’

A man shooting the word "Lermen" (Lärmen", being noisy) within a printed text.

A tiny man shooting a word nearby, within a printed text of the European past. Welcome to another #rebus broadside of the later so-called #ThirtyYearsWar. A shootin' short 🧵 for #skystorians

There is very likely going to be a blue wave in November 2026. Trump will do what he can to disturb the election and stop Rs from losing the House. It probably won't work, but the probability of a tail outcome is worrisome, and the attempt is the story

Italian history after 1945 is sadly pertinent if you're wondering about the "after". There was no moment of reckoning after Liberation, no Nürnberg. People just had to coexist with their former oppressors and their enablers. Look up Giorgio Almirante, political father of our current PM.

Screen shot from the show Andor. Someone says to Mon Mothma “They [meaning the Empire] don’t even bother to lie badly anymore.” Mon replies “I suppose that’s the final humiliation.”

This one is resonating today. #Andor

I’ve long maintained that it was a mistake for Congress to have abolished itself.

"there's a new serif in town"

Now is the updog of our discontent

Italy's exports to well-known transshipment hubs like Kyrgyzstan (lhs) and Armenia (rhs) are going through the roof. This is happening more than 3 years after the invasion of Ukraine. You can do this kind of thing, but it makes the EU ineffective as a geopolitical actor. You can't have it both ways.

J. D. VANCE: We need to end DEI.

MONKEY’S PAW: (raises one finger)

The very first statute authorizing domestic use of the military during domestic emergencies, enacted in 1792 by a Congress full of the same folks who wrote and ratified the Constitution, expressly provided for judicial review in certain circumstances *before* the President could even send troops.

double the entendre and give it to the next person

Mincemeat ☑️

Medieval story time (that is actually about Alligator Alcatraz merch):

Let’s talk about Godwin Sturt and how he merchandized the death of his 12-year-old nephew in 1144.

"Can I show you something"- a child about to show you absolutely nothing, you've never been shown something less

will i understand Conclave (2025) if i haven't seen Conclave (2024)?

R. C. Numantianus' poem "De Reditu Suo" (The Voyage Home) is essentially a long, exasperated sigh in verse

It’s the stupid, economy.

kind of like watching your car go up in flames on the side of the highway. undeniably mesmerizing, but also it's your car

Stay calm and arm Ukraine.

For the 58th time in two weeks:
Europe, stop freaking out over every crazy thing Trump says. He will keep saying crazy things every day, and he changes his mind constantly. Focus on what YOU are going to do to advance Ukrainian victory and undermine Russia.

Unacceptable that this individual is still a peer.